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Object NamePitcher Pendant

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 300-399

TechniqueRod-formed, tooled, applied

SizeOverall H: 2.4 cm; Body Diam (max): 1.6 cm

Accession Number52.1.82

Credit LineGift of Robert Haas

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

The Fragrant Past: Perfumes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar

Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead

Place Made

Roman Empire; Syro-Palestine

Physical DescriptionPitcher Pendant. Translucent green and brownish yellow glass pendant in the form of a cylindrical pitcher. Body rod-formed; rim, foot, "cage," and handle applied. Body consists of narrow tube, with plug at bottom; rim and foot each consist of horizontal trail wound once around circumference; there are two additional horizontal trails, one halfway between rim and foot, another below it; all are green. Between trails in body, openwork "cage" made by applying single zigzag yellow trail. Finally, second yellow trail was dropped onto cage, drawn up to form handle, attached to underside of rim, and wound once around lip.
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